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Windows 10 Fastboot Driver
By looking at the inf file, you can find that it tells to use the WinUSB driver. So there is a better solution than disabling driver signature enforcement, you can use the tool Zadig (http://zadig....
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Windows 10 Fastboot Driver
I found the solution myself: Windows 10 somehow does not want to install the driver, as it can not verify the manufacturer. So the driver from Sony Developer's site works just fine.
After deactivating ...
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Screen turns off during call due to problem with proximity sensor - Xperia Z3 compact
I'm sure some of the solutions that were mentioned here will work for other people but unfortunately, the only solution that worked for me was a hardware solution. I took my phone to a lab and they ...
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Can't find other options in the "Ok Google" detection settings page
Not all phones support hotword detection being on all the time (i.e. "OK Google" from any screen). The phone needs a lower-power co-processor, to avoid running down the battery by keeping the ...
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Check if Google Play Service is up to date
Check installed version via terminal:
adb shell
pm dump com.google.android.gms|grep version
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How to get the one-line clock on the lockscreen back on my Xperia running Lollipop?
you can try long press clock in lockscreen, and you can choose one line clock and analog clock.
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Remapping power and volume keys
Answering own question in case anybody else has the same issue.
There is another file /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl that contained the mapping for the power button. The Android docs say never to ...
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How do I make the camera app save photos to the SD card right after taking them?
There's a setting for that in the Camera App, which lets you toggle the default save location. You need to scroll down for it, though, and that's not very obvious. But, there is a setting for that.
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What functionality will I lose by installing CM on my Xperia Z3?
in my experience the phone worked really well except for the camera. To take photos I used Google stock camera, shots usually came out distorted (HDR unusable) and except when in perfect light ...
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Xperia SP looks like it's charging, but it doesn't charge
I had a similar problem a few years ago with my old HTC EVO 3D which was also running cyanogenmod at this time. I tried flashing different roms and kernels but the problem was persistent. Because my ...
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Screen turns off during call due to problem with proximity sensor - Xperia Z3 compact
The only way I managed to work around this issue with Macrodroid was to:
put the trigger to volume button (up)
put the action to reject call.
So when I make/receive a call, I can end it with volume ...
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In a dual sim phone, must both sims be used?
You won't have any problems if you insert only one SIM into dual SIM phone, i have dual sim phone myself with only one SIM in it and it work without any problem. Phone will work even you don't have ...
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What system app handles the screenshots in Lollipop?
SystemUI handles the global screenshot.
SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenshot/GlobalScreenshot.java
SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenshot/TakeScreenshotService.java
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Baby likes to play with the mobile screen while watching cartoons; how to disable touch?
Many devices have this feature included. When the video starts you can push the power button, and if your device supports it the video will play while the touch is turned off. (this is only for ...
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Baby likes to play with the mobile screen while watching cartoons; how to disable touch?
You can use MX Player (adware or pro version), which has a "Kids lock" feature under
Settings > Player > Controls > Lock mode.
P.S. you should not give your phone to 8 months old.
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Ultra STAMINA mode bug on Sony Xperia Z3?
Try charging your phone to its max and try again. This should work, do not turn on your phone until it shows that it is 100% charged. Reboot your phone and disable Ultra STAMINA mode, everything ...
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Android studio - connect to device - Sony E2003
It seems your computer is not recognizing your device or not able to download the device driver of your mobile phone Sony E2003
Possible solution is to download and install moborobo from this ...
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How can I fix small images on the Facebook website?
Try going to Settings > Apps > All > Chrome > Clear Data.
Or try Firefox if it works, or try installing the Facebook app. Or uninstalling Chrome and test the factory version if it works, or updating ...
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How can I fix small images on the Facebook website?
Which Chrome browser version you're using exactly?
So I just went around reading about the issue (of which I also experienced too), and realized it appears to be fixed already, at least for me.
To ...
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Where does Xperia "backup & restore" app store the backup?
On the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, seems to be this file SD-Card/Android/data/SonyBnR/Backup
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How to get the one-line clock on the lockscreen back on my Xperia running Lollipop?
Go to Settings, then lock screen, then Clock Style, then click the one-line option.
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SMS notifications and ringtone stopped working on my Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
Note: Applicable for any Android app which doesn't work in the way it should...
Probably Show notifications (in app manager) for Messaging app might have been disabled. To enable it again just ...
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Lost internal storage space on my Xperia Z1 Compact
Android's internal storage is made up of many symbolic links. They point towards different locations of your phone's storage.
/mnt/sdcard internally links to /data/media. This directory just contains ...
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Xperia SP looks like it's charging, but it doesn't charge
Battery Check
Visual Inspection If the battery of your phone is removable, simply take it out with caution (after turning the phone off, of course) and look for symptoms like bulging, corrosion near ...
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xperia z5 broken screen locked need data
Turn off the phone with power button and volume+ (hold them together), connect the mouse or keyboard with OTG cable and than turn on the phone. Then you can use the mouse to do everything.
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WebView not loading for any apps?
Apparently, it was an older version of AdBlocker Reborn that was causing the issue. I had the "Enable WebView Block" feature enabled. After updating to the latest version of AdBlocker Reborn, ...
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How to create a recovery partition?
Is it possible to create a new recovery partition, and if so, how does
it have to be done?
No, it is not possible... later Sony devices use what is called "Recovery in Boot" and recovery resides ...
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Installing the Xperia Keyboard on non-Xperia devices
Post #456
in the link provided by @beeshyams gives the following download link to the modified Xperia keyboard that can be used with a Huawei phone.
When clicking on the download link, the download ...
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fastboot stuck on sending 'boot'
I had the same problem and solved it by changing the way of the connection between the phone and the PC. First I connected an old USB Extension cable between the USB cable from my phone to the PC, I ...
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problems with SDCard after partitioning
As it turned out, your partitioning was due to the fact you wanted to use adoptable-storage (and not, as one might assume, to use link2sd). As our adoptable-storage tag-wiki points out, adopted ...
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